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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why has Sarla become bitter in their marriage?
2. What does Deven begin to do as Nur's wife cradles the crying child in their room?
3. What does Murad ask Deven to do for his special Urdu issue?
4. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?
5. In what city does Nur live?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Deven behave toward his wife as protest against her disappointment in their married life?
2. How does Deven feel about Nur's letter asking him to be his secretary? Describe Murad and Deven's discussion regarding this matter in Chapter 5.
3. What does Deven worry may have been on the papers he used to clean Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?
4. What is the guru-shishya tradition and why does Murad mention it to Deven in Chapter 5?
5. What does Murad suggest Deven do in order to successfully get an interview with Nur, while continuing his college work as well?
6. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married? In what ways is their marriage different from how Sarla imagined?
7. What "bad omens" does Deven see as he rides to Delhi and upon first arriving?
8. What does Deven do for work? What does Murad do for work? How or why did they each come by these jobs?
9. How does Murad poke fun at Deven when he offers him one of his two cigarettes in Chapter 1?
10. Why does Deven go to the college rather than home when he first returns to Mirpore after his first visit to Delhi? What does he do at the college?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance Deven's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if Deven were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of In Custody. Who is she? What else has she written? How is In Custody similar or different from her other works?
Essay Topic 3
Even though this novel has many characters, what makes Deven the protagonist of this novel? Compare his role in the novel to definitions of protagonists.
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